Video: Fishermen, police rescue calf stranded in water

Updated 7:09 pm, Saturday, August 12, 2017

An adorable calf is safe after Montgomery County police and a pair of bass fishermen helped rescue it from a creek.

Media: Chron.com

An adorable calf is safe after Montgomery County police and a pair of bass fishermen helped rescue it from a creek.

Montgomery High School graduates Ben Breckenridge and Zach Smith called police after they noticed the baby animal stuck in a body of water surrounded by fencing, according to the Montgomery County Police Reporter.

The two men left their boat and accompanied the calf in the water, preventing it from traveling deeper into Little Lake Creek.

Montgomery fishermen and police recently rescued a stranded cow from a creek.

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Montgomery fishermen and police recently rescued a stranded cow from a creek.

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They may be the king of beasts, but lions aren't the most popular wild animal kept by owners in Texas. Texas allows dangerous wild animals to be legally kept by private owners, but they must be ... more

Collin County has more registered exotic animals than any location in Texas. Topping out at 66 dangerous wild animals, the county's count more than doubles any other location in Texas. The most popular? The county has 28 registered tigers.

When Texas Parks and Wildlife officials and Montgomery County authorities showed up, they helped the two gentlemen escort the calf to an area of the creek that didn't have bulkhead at the edge of the water.

Once on the riverbank, the fishermen untied the ropes that helped guide the animal to safety and the rescued calf quickly ran home.

Check out the video above to see how Montgomery and Texas Wildlife officials helped rescue a calf.